To conduct a series of sessions for training of primary school teachers from schools run by Pune Municipal Corporation for mathematics using Universal Active Maths -“MathLab” concept Objectives of the project: - To reduce the rate of “Drop Out” students from primary schools run by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), - To enable and arm teachers with advanced teaching skills using Universal Active Mathematics method and MathLab kits to improve their teaching abilities. Need of the project: Fear of mathematics in students’ mind is known and this phobia is to be removed at early age. Students will be informed utility of mathematics to drive away fear. Teachers will be trained in effective methods which generate interest among students. Scope of the project: The project will broadly involve following activities - No. of primary schools selected (run by PMC): more than 150 - No. of teachers to be trained:1,200 (8 primary teachers per school) - No. of batches : 30X3 days each, followed by TWO follow up workshops of 1 day at the interval of three months each - Provide Math Lab Kits : 300 (Minimum 1-2 kits per school) - Assessment of training (process, effectiveness & other parameters) through feedback - Google forms are being used to get the feedback from teachers regarding their experience in classroom At the end of the project, all 1,200 trained teachers will use acquired expertise year after year. NOTE : ** THOUGH THE NUMBER OF DIRECT BENEFICIARIES ALLOWED TO INPUT MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 99999; OUR CALCULATION IS AS FOLLOWS : ** 1200 TEACHERS * 50 STUDENTS x 20 YEARS = 1,20,000